Packaging

WebSphere Application Server is a family of similar products designed to deliver the right combination of economy and application serving power for your business demands. The contents of the product packages are similar, but each package has unique elements. Use this topic to familiarize yourself with the various products so that you can determine the offering that best fits your needs.

The WebSphere software platform for e-business starts with a foundation that is formed from Web application serving and integration. IBM WebSphere Application Server software provides the core software to deploy, integrate, and manage your e-business applications.

WebSphere Application Server software supports custom-built applications that are either based on integrated WebSphere software platform products or on other third-party products. Such applications can range from dynamic Web presentations to sophisticated transaction processing systems.

IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express, WebSphere Application Server, and WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment are incrementally related. As you scale up your e-business demand, you can also scale up your e-business capability by moving from one product to the next.

[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] The Express product is the entry point for a single distributed environment machine. The base Application Server product differs from the Express product in licensing and tooling support. The Network Deployment product includes all of the Application Server functionality of the other two products and also offer multiple-machine hosting and centralized management through a deployment manager process.

[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] The management interface for all WebSphere Application Server product offerings includes a scripting interface and the administrative console, which is a Web application.

[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] The scripting interface and the administrative console of the deployment manager are enhanced for managing all of the Application Server nodes in a distributed network cell. From the single point of control of the deployment manager, you can define servers, Web server processes, and clusters. You can start and stop servers and cluster members and deploy applications anywhere in the cell.

Product offerings

IBM WebSphere Application Server products provide a next-generation application server on an industry-standard foundation. Each product addresses a distinct set of scenarios and needs. WebSphere Application Server includes the following product offerings:

WebSphere Application Server - Express [AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows]

This product offering addresses the basic programming and runtime needs of desktop developers and single-server production scenarios. The runtime environment addresses standards-based programming for Web and component-based programming, as well as Web services.

The administration model for this offering is a single-server environment without clustering and without centralized administration of multiple server instances.

The Express product package includes the Rational Web Developer tool, which is a fully integrated development environment (IDE). Rational Web Developer is an enhanced version of the WebSphere Studio Site Developer in Version 5. The Express package also includes the Application Server Toolkit.

Installing the Express product offering on the same machine as the Rational Web Developer is not necessary. The IDE contains a replica of the WebSphere Application Server product as a test environment.

WebSphere Application Server [AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows]

This product offering addresses the basic programming and runtime needs of desktop developers and single-server production scenarios. The runtime environment addresses standards-based programming for Web and component-based programming, as well as Web services.

The administration model is a single-server environment without clustering and without centralized administration of multiple server instances.

The development environment offering is the Application Server Toolkit and a trial version of a Rational Tool product.

WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment [AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows]

This product offering addresses WebSphere Application Server processes that run in multiple-server production scenarios. Use the Network Deployment product to create:
  • Cells

    The cell profile is an ease-of-use enhancement that provides a deployment manager profile that contains a federated application server on the same machine or partition.

  • Deployment managers

    The deployment manager provides centralized administration of managed Application Server nodes and custom nodes as a single cell. The deployment manager provides basic clustering and caching support, including failover support and workload balancing. Use the Edge components in the Network Deployment package to further extend the environment with sophisticated caching, load balancing, and enhanced security functions.

  • Application servers

    The application server profile in the Network Deployment product can run in a deployment manager cell as a managed node or on its own as a standalone application server.

  • Custom

    A custom profile has an empty node that you must add to a deployment manager cell to customize and use. Use the administrative console of the deployment manager to create servers and clusters on the custom managed node. Consider the custom node as a production-ready shell, ready for customization to contain your production-level servers and applications.

[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] See Planning to install Network Deployment for examples of common topologies that you can create with the Network Deployment product.

Installation and operating model

In Version 6.x, the core product binary data is separate from the data that you create as you define and customize your WebSphere Application Server runtime environment. You can have multiple sets of customized runtime environments. Each environment is known as a profile.

Application server environments that are created during product installation

[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows]
Product Default environments Application server processes created during installation
WebSphere Application Server - Express One standalone application server profile and the Profile creation wizard for creating other application server profiles on the same machine. server1
WebSphere Application Server One standalone application server profile and the Profile creation wizard for creating other application server profiles on the same machine. server1
Network Deployment

A default runtime environment is not created during installation of the core product files.

From the last installation panel, you can launch the Profile Creation wizard to create one of the three available profiles:
  • Deployment manager profile
  • Application server profile
  • Custom profile

Launchpad console

The launchpad is the focal point for installing from the product compact disc or DVD media, with important guidance for creating typical topology scenarios. Diagrams help you identify the types of systems that you can create. The launchpad is in the root directory of the product disc.

The launchpad works on installable components in the primary packet of discs. Select and launch any of the components on the product disc or view their HTML documentation on the disc.

Use the launchpad command if the program does not start automatically when you insert the product disc:
  • [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] ./launchpad.sh
  • [Windows] launchpad.bat

[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] See Using the launchpad to start the installation for more information.

If you cannot start the launchpad, see the appropriate locale-specific readme file in the root directory on the disc. You can also launch the installation programs directly, using the information in the following table:
Table 1. Installable components on the product disc and the supplements disc
Launch command Documentation Name of installable component
WAS/install

WAS/readme/readme_en.html

WAS/docs/InstallGuide_en.html

The Getting Started guide contains these HTML files. The guide is also available in Adobe PDF format. Viewing the PDF format requires that you have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is a free download from the Adobe Acrobat Web site. Download the guide from: ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/webserver/appserv/library/.

The name of the component varies per product offering:
  • [AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] WebSphere Application Server – Express
  • [AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] WebSphere Application Server
  • [AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
IHS/install

IHS/readme/readme_en.html

IHS/docs/InstallGuide_en.html

The IBM HTTP Server tolerates a non-root installation, but you cannot install the Global Security Kit 7 (GSKit 7) that is required for HTTPS security. You can install IBM HTTP Server as a non-root user, then log on as root to install the GSKit program from the directory on the product disc.

IBM HTTP Server
plugin/install

plugin/readme/readme_en.html

plugin/docs/InstallGuide_en.html

[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] See Plug-ins configuration for an overview of how Web server configuration works.

Web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server
AppClient/install

AppClient/readme/readme_en.html

AppClient/docs/InstallGuide_en.html

Application Client for WebSphere Application Server

Available on 32-bit operating system platforms only. Not available on Linux for zSeries (31–bit kernel).

InstallationFactory/compressed file

Decompress the file onto your system to install the Installation Factory.

InstallationFactory/readme/readme_en.html

InstallationFactory/docs/InstallGuide_en.html

IBM Installation Factory for WebSphere Application Server
UpdateInstaller/install

UpdateInstaller/readme/readme_en.html

UpdateInstaller/docs/InstallGuide_en.html

IBM Update Installer for WebSphere Software
ISA/install

ISA/readme/readme_en.html

ISA/docs/InstallGuide_en.html

IBM Support Assistant

[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] WebSphere Application Server products require that you log on as root on an operating system such as AIX or Linux to install.

[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] Set the umask to 022 for security purposes after logging on as root before you install:
umask 022
Set file permissions to 755 after installation, as in the following example for one file:
chmod 755 setupCmdLine.sh
Tip: For DVD media, if you do not use the launchpad, an additional directory prefix is required before the product directory that reflects the operating system and architecture of the installation. For example, the following installation path applies when you use CD-ROM media to install the Microsoft Windows version of the product on the 32-bit architecture:
install_root/WAS/install.exe
However, the following installation path applies when you use DVD media to install the Microsoft Windows version of the product on the 32-bit architecture:
install_root/win_ia32/WAS/install.exe

Other directories on the product and supplements discs contain components that are automatically installed during one or more of the installation procedures for the installable components.

Package descriptions [AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows]

Each product package contains several CDs. The product CD is always in the primary packet.

Platform support for some 64-bit operating system platforms was added in later refresh packs.

Figure 1. Installation images in WebSphere Application Server packages
WebSphere Application Server Version 6 family

Packaging information for IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express

The Express package contains three sets of compact discs:

The product disc for the WebSphere Application Server - Express product is in the primary package.

Compact discs in the primary Express packet

The primary Express packet contains the compact discs that are listed in the following table:
Disc label Versions of the disc Comments

WebSphere Application Server - Express
WebSphere Application Server - Express disc

Six different platform versions of this CD are available:

  • AIX
  • HP-UX
  • Linux
  • Linux on iSeries and pSeries
  • Solaris on SPARC
  • Windows

Each platform-specific CD contains the following installable components:

  • WebSphere Application Server - Express in the WAS directory
  • IBM HTTP Server in the IHS directory
  • Web server plug-ins in the plugin directory
  • Application Clients in the AppClient directory

In addition, the Windows platform CD has the Data Direct Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC) Drivers.

The launchpad application in the root directory lets you install and view information about any of the installable components in the primary packet.

Rational Web Developer for WebSphere Application Server
Rational Web Developer disc

Four compact discs are available for each of the following operating system platforms:

  • Linux (Intel)
  • Windows

The license for Rational Web Developer is a single-use license.

See the Application Server Toolkit in the supplemental package for an integrated development environment that includes an unlimited use license.

Compact discs in the two supplemental Express packet

The supplemental Express packet contains the compact discs that are listed in the following table:
Disc label Versions of the disc Comments

DB2 Universal Database Express Edition V8.2
DB2 UDB Express disc

Three different platform versions of this CD are available:

  • Linux (Intel)
  • Linux (PowerPC)
  • Windows

IBM DB2 Universal Database Express Edition is the lowest priced full-function relational database.

DB2 UDB Express Edition is designed to meet the needs of small and medium businesses.

DB2 UDB Express Edition features self-tuning and self-configuring capabilities for ease of manageability.

Available for Linux and Windows platforms, DB2 supports transparent installation with business partner applications that you might develop.

See IBM DB2 Universal Database Express Edition for more information.

The IBM DB2 Universal Database Express Edition included with this product has a restricted use license. You are authorized to install and use one copy of DB2 Express for use only as a data repository for data generated and managed by WebSphere Application Server - Express.

IBM Business Solutions for WebSphere Application Server - Express
Application Server Business Solutions disc

Six different platform versions of this CD are available:

  • AIX
  • HP-UX
  • Linux (Intel)
  • Linux on pSeries
  • Solaris on SPARC
  • Windows

This disc contains a production-ready application, which is the IBM Telephone Directory application.

WebSphere Application Server - Express
Application Server Toolkit disc

Application Server Toolkit

Two different platform versions of this CD are available:
  • Linux (Intel)
  • Windows

The license for the Application Server Toolkit is an unlimited use license.

Packaging information for IBM WebSphere Application Server

The WebSphere Application Server package contains the following sets of compact discs:

Compact discs in the primary Application Server packet

The primary Application Server packet contains the compact discs that are listed in the following table:
Disc label Versions of the disc Comments

WebSphere Application Server
WebSphere Application Server disc

Seven different platform versions of this CD are available:

  • AIX
  • HP-UX
  • Linux
  • Linux on iSeries and pSeries
  • Linux on zSeries
  • Solaris on SPARC
  • Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003

Each platform-specific CD contains the following installable components:

  • WebSphere Application Server in the WAS directory
  • IBM HTTP Server in the IHS directory
  • Web server plug-ins in the plugin directory
  • Application Client in the AppClient directory

[Windows] In addition, the Windows platform CD has the Data Direct Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) drivers.

Use the launchpad application in the root directory to install and view information about any of the installable components in the primary packet.

WebSphere Application Server
Application Server Toolkit disc
Application Server Toolkit

Two different platform versions of this CD are available:

  • Linux (Intel)
  • Windows

The license for the Application Server Toolkit is an unlimited use license.

Compact discs for 64-bit platform support

The WebSphere Application Server package includes 64-bit exploitation support for some operating system platforms. The 64-bit compact discs are listed in the following table:
Disc label Versions of the disc Comments

WebSphere Application Server
WebSphere Application Server disc

Three different platform versions of this 64-bit CD are available:

  • HP-UX (Itanium)
  • Linux (Opteron / EM64T)
  • Linux (Power PC)

Each platform-specific CD contains the following installable components:

  • WebSphere Application Server in the WAS directory
  • IBM HTTP Server in the IHS directory
  • Web server plug-ins in the plugin directory

Use the launchpad application in the root directory to install and view information about any of the installable components in the primary packet.

WebSphere Application Server
WebSphere Application Server disc

Two different platform versions of this 64-bit CD are available:

  • AIX 5L (p5, i5, pSeries, Power4)
  • Linux (zSeries)

Each platform-specific CD contains the following installable components:

  • WebSphere Application Server in the WAS directory
  • IBM HTTP Server in the IHS directory
  • Web server plug-ins in the plugin directory

Use the launchpad application in the root directory to install and view information about any of the installable components in the primary packet.

Compact discs in the supplemental packet

The supplemental Application Server packets contain the compact discs that are listed in the following table:
Disc label Versions of the disc Comments

Rational Application Developer Trial for WebSphere Application Server
Rational Application Developer Trial disc

Seven CDs are available:
  • Linux (Intel - 3 CDs)
  • Windows (4 CDs)

Rational Application Developer is the next generation of the award-winning IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer.

Rational Application Developer is a comprehensive integrated development environment for visually designing, constructing, testing, and deploying Web services, portals, and Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications.

Rational Application Developer accelerates J2EE development with a complete set of high-productivity tools, templates, and wizards.

See the Application Server Toolkit in the primary package for an integrated development environment that includes an unlimited use license.

DB2 Universal Database Express Edition V8.2
DB2 UDB Express disc

Three different 32-bit platform versions of this CD are available:
  • Linux (Intel)
  • Linux (PowerPC)
  • Windows

IBM DB2 Universal Database Express Edition is the lowest-priced, full-function relational database.

DB2 UDB Express Edition is designed to meet the needs of small and medium businesses.

DB2 UDB Express Edition features self-tuning and self-configuring capabilities for ease of manageability, Linux or Windows platform choices, and support for transparent installation with business partner applications.

See IBM DB2 Universal Database Express Edition for more information.

The IBM DB2 Universal Database Express Edition included with this product has a restricted use license. You are authorized to install and use one copy of DB2 Express for use only as a data repository for data generated and managed by WebSphere Application Server.

Packaging information for IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment

Compact discs in the primary Network Deployment packet

The primary Network Deployment packet contains the compact discs that are listed in the following table:
Disc label Versions of the disc Comments

WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment disc

Seven different platform versions of this CD are available:

  • AIX
  • HP-UX
  • Linux
  • Linux on iSeries and pSeries
  • Linux on zSeries
  • Solaris on SPARC
  • Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003

Each platform-specific CD contains the following installable components:

  • Network Deployment in the WAS directory
  • IBM HTTP Server in the IHS directory
  • Web server plug-ins in the plugin directory
  • Application Client in the AppClient directory

In addition, the Windows platform CD has the Data Direct Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) drivers.

Use the launchpad application in the root directory to install and view information about any of the installable components in the primary packet.

WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
Application Server Toolkit disc
Application Server Toolkit

One CD is available for each of the following operating system platforms:
  • Windows 2000
  • Linux (Intel)

The license for the Application Server Toolkit is an unlimited use license.

Compact discs for 64-bit exploitation support

The WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment package includes 64-bit exploitation support for some operating system platforms. The 64-bit compact discs are listed in the following table:
Disc label Versions of the disc Comments

WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment disc

Four different platform versions of this 64-bit CD are available:

  • HP-UX (Itanium)
  • Linux (Opteron / EM64T)
  • Linux (Power PC)
  • Windows Server 2003 (Opteron / EM64T)

Each platform-specific CD contains the following installable components:

  • Network Deployment in the WAS directory
  • IBM HTTP Server in the IHS directory
  • Web server plug-ins in the plugin directory

Use the launchpad application in the root directory to install and view information about any of the installable components in the primary packet.

WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment disc

Two different platform versions of this 64-bit CD are available:

  • AIX 5L (p5, i5, pSeries, Power4)
  • Linux (zSeries)

Each platform-specific CD contains the following installable components:

  • Network Deployment in the WAS directory
  • IBM HTTP Server in the IHS directory
  • Web server plug-ins in the plugin directory

Use the launchpad application in the root directory to install and view information about any of the installable components in the primary packet.

WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
Edge components disc
Edge Components

Three different platform versions of this 64-bit CD are available:

  • HP-UX (Itanium)
  • Linux (Opteron / EM64T)
  • Linux (PowerPC)

Network Deployment addresses the needs of highly available, high-volume environments with the Edge components.

The Edge components include sophisticated load balancing, caching, and centralized security capabilities.

See WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Edge components for more information.

WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
Edge components disc
Edge Components

One platform version of this 64-bit CD is available for Windows (Opteron / EM64T).

Network Deployment addresses the needs of highly available, high-volume environments with the Edge components.

The Edge components include sophisticated load balancing, caching, and centralized security capabilities.

See WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Edge components for more information.

WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
Edge components disc
Edge Components (IPv6)

One platform version of this 64-bit CD is available for Windows (Opteron / EM64T).

Network Deployment addresses the needs of highly available, high-volume environments with the Edge components.

The Edge components include sophisticated load balancing, caching, and centralized security capabilities.

See WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Edge components for more information.

Compact discs in the supplemental packet

The supplemental Network Deployment packet contains the compact discs that are listed in the following table:
Disc label Versions of the disc Comments

WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
Edge components disc
Edge Components

Seven different platform versions of this CD are available:
  • AIX
  • HP-UX
  • Linux (Intel)
  • Linux on pSeries
  • Linux on zSeries
  • Solaris on SPARC
  • Windows

Network Deployment addresses the needs of highly available, high-volume environments with the Edge components.

The Edge components include sophisticated load balancing, caching, and centralized security capabilities.

See WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Edge components for more information.

DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Server Edition for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
DB2 UDB V8.2 disc

Nine different platform versions of this CD are available for these operating systems:
  • AIX
  • AIX for DBCS platforms
  • HP-UX
  • Linux (Intel)
  • Linux on pSeries
  • Linux on zSeries
  • Solaris on SPARC
  • Windows

DB2 Universal Database V8.2 has numerous innovative enhancements.

Improved integration with WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, key development tools, and platforms help make programmers more efficient than ever.

A broad array of autonomic or self-managing capabilities can free more administrator time to focus on driving business value.

The ease of use in DB2 V8.2 and the self-managing characteristics might even eliminate the need for dedicated administrators in smaller implementations.

Tivoli Directory Server for WebSphere Application Server
Tivoli Directory Server 5.2

Seven different platform versions of this CD are available:
  • AIX
  • HP-UX
  • Linux (Intel)
  • Linux on pSeries
  • Linux on zSeries
  • Solaris on SPARC
  • Windows

The IBM Tivoli Directory Server product is a powerful Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) infrastructure.

Tivoli Directory Server provides a foundation for deploying comprehensive identity management applications and advanced software architectures.

See IBM Tivoli Directory Server for more information.

Rational Application Developer Trial for WebSphere Application Server
Rational Application Developer Trial disc

Three CDs for each of two different operating system platforms are available:
  • Linux
  • Windows

Rational Application Developer is the next generation of the award-winning IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer.

Rational Application Developer is a comprehensive integrated development environment for visually designing, constructing, testing, and deploying Web services, portals, and Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications.

Rational Application Developer accelerates J2EE development with a complete set of high-productivity tools, templates, and wizards.

See the Application Server Toolkit in the primary package for an integrated development environment that includes an unlimited use license.

IBM Tivoli Access Manager Servers for WebSphere Application Server
Tivoli Access Manager V5.1

Six different platform versions of this CD are available:
  • AIX
  • HP-UX
  • Linux (Intel)
  • Linux on zSeries
  • Solaris on SPARC
  • Windows

IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business integrates with e-business applications right out of the box, to deliver a secure, unified, and personalized e-business experience.

By providing authentication and authorization APIs and integration, Tivoli Access Manager for e-business helps you secure access to business-critical applications and data that might be spread across the extended enterprise.

See IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business for more information.




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